Far Side of the Moon

2003 drama

Rating: 11/20

Plot: Estranged brothers cope with the loss of their mother, a woman who had really nice legs. Subsequently, I'm bored nearly to tears.

Symbolically bulbous. I can't really pinpoint what my problem was with this, but I didn't like it. Fine acting (the writer/director plays dual roles) and some nifty directorial touches (especially with transitions between scenes and flashbacks), but the metaphors were heavy-handed, almost like grade school symbolism, and several scenes just refused to end. Far Side of the Moon also lacks a moment, a scene that nails you in the back of the head and makes you feel anything at all. Interesting ending, but it's just interesting. It's not a moment.

Speaking of the back of my head: